Before the Cataclysm

The purpose of this diary "blog" is to begin composing a theory-of-the-case for what is happening in the ether that we can practically smell since the pandemic of March 2020 began. There are so many elements to cover here:  Social Political Economic Familial (with siblings/parents) Relationally (with partner(s) Sexually Environmentally and more As I watched "Station Eleven" on HBOmax originally by Emily St. John Mandel , I realized I'm just putting off thinking about the day-to-day changes that are leading up to America's cataclysm—which appears to be headed to a bit of a blast-off point right around the time I "retire." My retirement goal is as much financial as much as possible given my mother's impending passing.  Even were she to pass away, would I cease working? Would I be happy being "not in the swing of things? How would that behaviour affect my partner? How would it affect my relationships with my family? And how what would it mea...